Former Postal Worker Charged in N.Y. for Falsely Obtaining $160K in Disability Benefits September 17, 2018 A former motor vehicle operator for the United States Postal Service (USPS) has been charged with making false statements to...
Cannabis: Striking a Balance Between Federal and State Laws September 17, 2018 By Patrick Wraight Currently, 30 states and the District of Columbia have legalized the use of cannabis in some form. Some states restrict...
U.S. Business Owners Find Varied Paths to Post-Disaster Recovery September 17, 2018 By Joyce M. Rosenberg Small business owners across the U.S. who are cleaning up from this year’s various catastrophes will find there’s no one...
A CEO Needs to Be Authentic, Optimistic and Resilient: PartnerRe’s Clarke September 17, 2018 By L.S. Howard When PartnerRe acquired SAFR in 1997, it expanded its scope of business, moving quickly from being a monoline catastrophe reinsurer...
Report Highlights Climate Change Risks Faced by Insurance Sector September 17, 2018 By Don Jergler A report that’s being touted as the “first important review of climate risk by an international financial standard setting body”...
More Super Regional P/C Carriers Ready to Dive Into Specialty Lines September 17, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson There’s Opportunity in Unusual and Emerging Risks, Sullivan Tells Carriers The current economic and business wave presents property/casualty insurance carriers...
Texas Workers’ Comp Claims Go Digital September 17, 2018 Texas Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Cassie Brown has turned in the keys to a secure warehouse that the Division of Workers’...
Lloyd’s Modernization Plans Move Full-Steam Ahead September 17, 2018 By L.S. Howard From Electronic Placing to Artificial Intelligence: Lloyd’s America CEO Earlier this year, this reporter was walking on Lime Street, the...
Tort Reform Group: Texas Cat-Related Lawsuits Have Declined September 17, 2018 In the year after the enactment of a Texas law aimed at reducing the volume of lawsuits filed by property...
Insurer Downgrades Jumped in 2018 But Were Still Outnumbered by Upgrades: A.M. Best September 3, 2018 Catastrophic weather events in 2017 helped spur an increase in rating downgrades for the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry during the...